Patents Assigned to Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10399229
    Abstract: A method of tracking target object includes following steps of: controlling a following robot to capture a target object for obtaining a comparison image; determining in the comparison image a plurality of sampling particles corresponding to the target object; calculating a predicted position of each sampling particle; moving toward a predicted direction corresponding to the predicted positions for following the target object; re-sampling the sampling particles according to a difference between a reference image and the comparison image; configuring the compare image as the new reference image; and, performing above-mentioned steps repeatedly until the following robot stops following the target object. Therefore, the analysis efficiency and stability of tracking effectively can be improved; the real-time following and the following robot operate without a signal transmitter can be achieved as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: I-Chun Han
  • Publication number: 20190263067
    Abstract: A 3D printer including a machine platform, a container, at least one stirring element and a driving element is provided. The container contains a liquid forming material, and is movably assembled to the machine platform. The stirring element is disposed in the container to move along with the container, and has a motion mode of moving away from or moving close to a bottom of the container. The driving element is fixed on the machine platform and extends into the container. The driving element and the stirring element are mutually located on moving paths of each other. During a moving process of the container, the driving element and the stirring element lean against each other to trigger the motion mode of the stirring element to move away from or move close to the bottom of the container, so as to stir the liquid forming material in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: An-Hsiu Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, Ching-Yuan Chou, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 10384392
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method for a three-dimensional printer is provided. The three-dimensional printer includes a model printing head, a color printing head, and a platform. The model printing head prints a forming layer on an X-Y plane of the platform. The model printing head and the color printing head are arranged along an X-axis and co-constructed. The three-dimensional printing method includes: providing information of the forming layer and a coloring zone thereof; driving the model printing head by a processor to print the forming layer and at least one material barrier outside the forming layer; and after printing the forming layer and the material barrier, driving the color printing head by the processor to color the coloring zone along a Y-axis, such that the material barrier is located on a moving path of the model printing head during the coloring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Ting Huang, Shih-Sen Hsieh, Ting-Hsiang Lien
  • Publication number: 20190248071
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing system including a control module, at least one moving module, a particle-type 3D printing nozzle and a coil-type 3D printing nozzle is provided. The moving module, the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are respectively and electrically connected to the control module, and the particle-type 3D printing nozzle and the coil-type 3D printing nozzle are disposed on the at least one moving module. The control module moves the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle through the at least one moving module, and drives the particle-type 3D printing nozzle or the coil-type 3D printing nozzle to perform a 3D printing operation to print a 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Hsieh, Chung-Hsuan Wu, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Publication number: 20190248070
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing nozzle, a three-dimensional printing nozzle assembly, and a three-dimensional printing apparatus are provided. The three-dimensional printing nozzle includes a nozzle body having an inlet and an outlet, a driving unit disposed in the nozzle body, a first heating unit, and a first heat dissipation unit. A particle forming material is adapted to enter the nozzle body from the inlet. The driving unit is configured for pushing the particle forming material to move from the inlet to the outlet. The first heating unit is disposed in the nozzle body for heating and melting the particle forming material and extrudes a melted forming material out of the nozzle body from the outlet through the driving unit. The first heat dissipation unit is disposed in the nozzle body and located between the first heating unit and the inlet to reduce heat transmitted from the first heating unit to the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Hsieh, Chung-Hsuan Wu, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10373308
    Abstract: The invention provides a sliced image processing method including following steps: analyzing a sliced object in a sliced image to determine whether the sliced object has a first contour line segment and a nearest second contour line segment, where the second contour line segment is located within a region encircled by the first contour line segment; determining whether vector directions of the first contour line segment and the second contour line segment are opposite when the sliced object has the first contour line segment and the second contour line segment, and correcting the vector direction of at least one of the first contour line segment and the second contour line segment when the vector directions of the first contour line segment and the second contour line segment are not opposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Yen Yuan, Ko-Wei Shih
  • Publication number: 20190232561
    Abstract: A 3D printer including a machine platform, a container and an injection module is provided. The container and the injection module are disposed on the machine platform, and the injection module injects a liquid forming material into the container. The injection module includes a bottle body, a deformable opening member, a driving assembly and a flow guide member. The bottle body contains the liquid forming material. The driving assembly is adapted to deform the deformable opening member. The driving assembly drives the deformable opening member to an open state, and the liquid forming material in the bottle body flows to the flow guide member through the deformable opening member, and flows to the container through the flow guide member. The driving assembly drives the deformable opening member to a close state, and the liquid forming material stops flowing to the flow guide member from the deformable opening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: An-Hsiu Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, Chun-Jui Chen, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 10363702
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a tank, an injecting module, a leveling module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The injecting module is disposed at the tank to inject a liquid forming material into the tank. The leveling module is movably disposed in the tank. The curing module is disposed above the tank. The control module is electrically connected to the injecting module, the leveling module, and the curing module. The leveling module is controlled by the control module to be moved in the tank, so as to level a surface of the liquid forming material. The curing module is controlled by the control module to cure the leveled liquid forming material to form a solidification layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bo Pang
  • Patent number: 10363706
    Abstract: A 3D printing method and apparatus using the same are provided. The printing method includes: generating a two-dimensional layer information related with multiple layer objects of a three-dimensional object according to a three-dimensional model information, whereas the three-dimensional object has a forming part and an object embedded part; analyzing the two-dimensional layer information to identify a forming region and an object embedded region within each of the layer objects, whereas the forming regions constitute the forming part and the object embedded regions constitute the object embedded part; selecting at least one section of the three-dimensional object as a separation plane; printing the layer objects, layer by layer, with a forming material and a supporting material, to coat the forming material onto the forming region without overlapping with the separation plane, and coat the supporting material onto the forming region overlapping with the separation plane and the object embedded region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Lu, Yi-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20190227501
    Abstract: An automatic control apparatus including a controller and a motor device is provided. The motor device includes an output shaft. The controller drives the motor device so that the motor device is operated in a non-fixed mode or a fixed mode. If the motor device is operated in the fixed mode, a rotation angle of the output shaft of the motor device is maintained at a target angle. When the controller determines that the rotation angle of the output shaft is changed, if the controller determines that a difference between a current angle and the target angle exceeds a threshold angle, the controller resets the target angle by the current angle, so that the output shaft is maintained at a reset target angle. In addition, an automatic control method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chang Tung
  • Publication number: 20190209036
    Abstract: A computation apparatus, a cardiac arrhythmia assessment method thereof and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. In the method, electrocardiography (ECG) signal is obtained. Whether the ECG signal is conformed to a first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined. Then, whether the ECG signal is conformed to a second abnormal rhythm symptom different from the first abnormal rhythm symptom is determined based on the determined result of the first abnormal rhythm symptom. Accordingly, multiple abnormal rhythm assessments are integrated, the subsequent assessment is speeded-up and optimized according to the determined result of a previous assessment, so as to enable to implement on a handheld apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Haraikawa, Jen-Chien Chien, Chia-Chun Kuo, Chien-Hung Lin, Yi-Ta Hsieh, Tsui-Shan Hung, Yin-Tsong Lin
  • Publication number: 20190212723
    Abstract: A remote control system including a remote control device and a first controllable device is provided. The remote control device has a wireless communication module, and is configured to execute a pairing connection operation. The first controllable device has a wireless communication function, and is configured to transmit first identification information. When executing the pairing connection operation, the remote control device obtains the first identification information of the first controllable device through the wireless communication module. The remote control device continuously updates and records the first identification information within a preset time range. The remote control device determines whether signal strength of the first controllable device has undergone a preset change within the preset time range based on the first identification information, and if so, the remote control device decides to connect to the first controllable device through the wireless communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chang Tung
  • Patent number: 10343391
    Abstract: A 3D printing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes base, forming platform, nozzle module, curing module, first sensor and second sensors and control module. The forming platform is movably disposed on the base along an axial direction. The nozzle module and the curing module are disposed on the base and located above the forming platform. The first and second sensors are movably disposed on the base and located at two opposite sides of the nozzle module and the curing module along the axial direction. A predetermined range of the 3D object on the forming platform has first and second endpoints along the axial direction, and the first and second sensors respectively correspond to the first and second endpoints. The control module determines whether the nozzle module impacts the 3D object according to a sensing time difference of the first and second sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Te Huang, Tsung-Hua Kuo
  • Patent number: 10348919
    Abstract: A covering structure for cable adaptable for connecting between a first and a second electronic modules that are electrically connected via a cable. When the first electronic module is pivoted relative to the second electronic module to be opened, a portion of the cable is exposed outside the first and the second electronic modules. The covering structure for cable includes a cover, a first shaft, and a second shaft. The first shaft is disposed on one side of the cover and pivoted to the first electronic module; the second shaft is disposed on an opposite side of the cover and pivoted to the second electronic module. The first electronic module is opened/closed relative to the second electronic module and drives the cover such that the cover covers a portion of the cable that is exposed outside the first and the second electronic modules when being opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Huan Sung, Sung-Po Lin, Chung-Hsin Wei
  • Patent number: 10336054
    Abstract: An alignment method adopted by a 3D printer having a 3D nozzle for jetting material and a 2D pen-module for jetting colored ink is disclosed. The 3D printer first controls the 3D nozzle to print an alignment template on a printing platform, wherein the alignment template comprises multiple alignment blocks respectively and separately printed along an axis, and each alignment block respectively deviates from each center-line according to an accumulated offset. Next, the 3D printer controls the 2D pen-module to print an ink matrix on the alignment template, wherein the ink matrix comprises multiple ink blocks respectively and separately printed along the same axis, and each ink block is exactly corresponding to each center-line respectively. The 3D printer uses covering status of each alignment block and each ink block to determine a deviation between the 3D nozzle and the 2D pen-module, so as to perform an alignment action thereupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Publication number: 20190184618
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method for a three-dimensional printing system including a tank, a platform, an injection module, a warning module, a curing module, and a control module is provided. The control module is electrically connected to the curing module, the injection module, and the warning module. The method includes: analyzing a required amount of the liquid forming material corresponding to a three-dimensional object; obtaining a safe amount of the liquid forming material in the tank; and comparing the required amount and the safe amount, wherein the control module provides a response signal to the injection or warning module when the safe amount is less than the required amount. The injection module receives the response signal to inject the liquid forming material to the tank. The warning module receives the response signal to remind a user to provide the liquid forming material to the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yi Lin, Chien-Te Lee, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee
  • Publication number: 20190184636
    Abstract: A printing module and a 3D printing apparatus including a frame having a printing area and a standby area and a control module are provided. The printing module includes a carriage assembly disposed on the frame and electrically connected to the control module, a first base disposed on the carriage assembly and having a first latch movably disposed along a first axial direction, a fixing frame disposed in the standby area and having a first stopping portion and a second stopping portion arranged along the first axial direction, a second base movably disposed in the standby area along the first axial direction and located between the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion and having a second latch movably disposed along the first axial direction, and a printing head assembly having a first latching portion and a second latching portion disposed along a second axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi-Chieh Wu
  • Publication number: 20190176371
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a three-dimensional printing device and a three-dimensional printing method. The device includes a controller, a tank and a printing platform. The controller performs a three-dimensional printing operation according to a slice file, and judges the magnitude of shear force corresponding to a slice object in the slice file to determine a specific rotating angle. A carrying surface of the printing platform faces a bottom surface of the tank. When the controller performs the three-dimensional printing operation, the printed object corresponding to the slice object is formed between the carrying surface of the printing platform and the bottom surface of the tank. The controller controls the printing platform to move away the tank by a default vertical distance, and controls the tank to rotate by a specific rotating angle, such that the printed object is removed from the bottom surface of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Te Lee, Chen-Fu Huang
  • Publication number: 20190176392
    Abstract: A printing module and a three-dimensional printing apparatus using the same are provided. The three-dimensional apparatus includes a rack with a printing region and a standby region and a control module. The printing module includes a carriage assembly disposed at the rack and is electrically connected to the control module, a first supporting stand disposed at the carriage assembly to be driven thereby, at least one second supporting stand disposed at the standby region, at least one printing head assembly electrically connected to the control module and having a first buckling portion, and a quick release driving assembly disposed at the first supporting stand and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the quick release driving assembly to pick and place the printing head assembly between the first supporting stand and the second supporting stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Chih Yang, Chien-Lun Wu
  • Patent number: 10315359
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method for a three-dimensional printer is provided. The three-dimensional printer includes a model printing head and a color printing head arranged along an X-axis and co-constructed, wherein the model printing head prints a forming layer on an X-Y plane of a platform of the three-dimensional printer, and the color printing head colors a coloring zone of the forming layer along a Y-axis. The three-dimensional printing method includes: providing information of the coloring zone of the forming layer; determining the number of colorings of the color printing head according to the information of the coloring zone by a processor; and driving the model printing head by the processor to print the forming material outside a region of the forming layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Sen Hsieh, Ting-Hsiang Lien